In this article I will discuss three types of algorithms used by Cisco to calculate hashes from plain-text passwords, namely: Type 4, Type 5, Type 8 and Type 9. Back in the year 2013, the Type 4 algorithm was proven insecure because of an implementation error. The algorithm does not use PBKDF2 and does not… Continue reading Cisco type 8 and 9 password hashes calculated using Java
Weekend in Monschau
The last weekend of May we went with a group of 7 people (30-ers) to Monschau. This group is a group of friends who know each other since they studied together in Nijmegen (The Netherlands). After a long searching exercise for a good location to stay in the Eifel, I found this pearl called ‘Haus… Continue reading Weekend in Monschau
OpenSocial
Dit artikel geeft een korte beschrijving van wat OpenSocial is. Een set van API’s die ervoor zorgen dat een applicatie maar 1x geschreven hoeft te worden en kan werken op alle netwerken die OpenSocial ondersteunen. Initiatief van Google en enkele sociale netwerken Om een applicatie aan te bieden is geen (zware) server nodig (enkel een… Continue reading OpenSocial
Raspberry Pi: Controlling your wall sockets
In this post I will describe 2 methods to operate “remote controlled sockets” via the Raspberry Pi. The methods differ in the used software. Both methods use C as development language and compile to native Raspberry Pi code (ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM, EABI5 version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked). The prerequisites and wiring are the… Continue reading Raspberry Pi: Controlling your wall sockets